Connect a Component into a Duct System

Use Connect Into - Duct/Pipe to automatically add a component to a system and create ductwork between the new component and the existing system.

  1. Open the plan view where you want to add a component, and place the new component.

    For example, to add an air terminal to an existing system, place an air terminal in a view containing an existing duct system.

  2. Select the new component, and click Modify | Air Terminals tabLayout panel Connect Into drop-down (Duct/Pipe).
  3. If the new component could be connected to more than one system, the Select Connector dialog opens.

  4. In the Select Connector dialog, select the system where you want to make the connection, and click OK.

    The cursor is displayed with a plus sign.

  5. Click the duct where you want to connect the new component.

    The new component is added to the system.